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At India’s Request, Twitter Blocks Posts Critical of Modi COVID Response
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's handling of the pandemic has come under scrutiny both within India and abroad.
Sanders and Warren Urge Biden to Expand Medicare in the American Families Plan
Lawmakers argue that lowering the Medicare eligibility age would enact a broadly popular reform to the program.
Democratic State Legislatures Seek to Expand Voting in the South
Some of the pro-democracy proposals are coming out of states with a long history of voter suppression.
Past Year of White Nationalism Has Shown Ongoing Need for Anti-Fascist Movements
The potential of white nationalism only grows without resistance to stifle it.
Biden Eyes Tax Hikes on the Wealthy to Pay for Free Community College
Republicans have offered their own infrastructure plan, which Democrats immediately blasted as doing too little.
Oklahoma Governor Signs Law Granting Immunity for Drivers Who Kill Protesters
The law is one in a wave of dozens of anti-protest laws that Republicans have filed just this year.
Louis DeJoy Must Be Fired to Save the USPS, Says Watchdog
Biden's three nominees to the USPS Board of Governors declined to say whether they would oust DeJoy.
House Passes Bill to Grant DC Statehood With Zero Republican Votes
The bill to grant D.C. statehood passed on a party-line vote, but the filibuster stands in its way.
Nearly 100 House Democrats Send Letter to Schumer Demanding End to Filibuster
The Democrats, led by Cori Bush and Pramila Jayapal, say ending the filibuster is the only way to end partisan gridlock.
Republicans Have Introduced 81 Anti-Protest Laws in 34 States Just This Year
The bills range from criminalizing protests to granting protections to those who harm or kill protesters.